Obit – Burnease Piper Kilgo
Burnease Piper Kilgo, age 96 of Nashville, TN passed away December 22, 2020. She was born January 25, 1924 in Cato, TN to the late William Wirt Towns and Maggie Bridgewater Roark Towns. “Nanny”, as she was affectionately known, had many talents and worked as a payroll clerk, job foreman, bookkeeper, painter, plumber, and landlord,…
Read MoreObit – Roy Nelson Pugh
Roy Nelson Pugh, age 69, of Auburntown, passed away Monday morning December 21, 2020 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro. He was born in Woodbury to his parents, Jenelle Pedigo and the late Harold Pugh. Roy was a member of the Prosperity Baptist Church, the Cannon County Walking Horse Association, he served on the…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Yvonne Bean
Mrs. Yvonne Bean, Mrs. Yvonne Bean, of the Grant community, died Christmas Day morning, December 25, 2020, at 9:30 a.m. at the age of 78 at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage, where she had made her home since September 6, 2017. Mrs. Bean was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Jim Matoy
Bagdad Community resident Mr. Jim Matoy was pronounced dead on arrival at 12:45 a.m. on Christmas Day morning, December 25, 2020, at the Riverview Regional Medical Center after becoming gravely ill at his Salt Lick Creek Road home. He was 52. Mr. Matoy was released to the Hackett Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home on Monday…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Fillmore Woodard
Mr. Fillmore Woodard, of the Funns Branch Community, died at 12:45 a.m. Thursday morning at the Quality Center for Rehabilitation and Healing in Lebanon where he had made his home since June 22, 2016. Mr. Woodard was 89. Funeral services from the Hackett Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home were conducted Monday afternoon December 28th at 1…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Phillip Addison Gibbs
Mr. Phillip Addison Gibbs, age 33, of Greenbrier, TN passed away Wednesday December 23, 2020.Born November 1, 1987 in Gallatin, TN, Mr. Gibbs was a son of William “Terry” Gibbs and the late Carolyn Ann Sprinkle Gibbs. He was a 2005 graduate of Beech High School where he was an all-state football player.Mr. Gibbs is…
Read MoreWHITE CHRISTMAS RARE FOR MID-STATE AREA
WHITE CHRISTMAS RARE FOR MID-STATE AREA Those looking for a white Christmas may have to travel north where a nor’easter swept through the area last week leaving several inches to a couple of feet of snow. Forecasters were predicting a chance of snow showers on Christmas Eve. However the day before temperatures were projected to…
Read More2020 CARTHAGE COURIER HOLIDAY GREETINGS SECTION THIS WEEK
2020 CARTHAGE COURIER HOLIDAY GREETINGS SECTION THIS WEEK Holiday greetings from businesses & officials, and letters to Santa in this weeks Carthage Courier!
Read MoreSHERIFFS DEPARTMENT DRUG-RELATED ARRESTS
SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT DRUG-RELATED ARRESTS Seven people face various drug-related charges following four investigations conducted by the sheriff’s department. Hickman community: •Two people face charges after sheriff’s department officers went to serve a warrant on an individual in the Hickman community. According to an offense report filed by K-9 officer Sgt. Junior Fields, he along with…
Read MoreCOUNTY COVID-19 UPDATE
COUNTY COVID-19 UPDATE As COVID-19 surges, the first doses of the Moderna vaccine arrived in the county and vaccinations are underway. The Smith County Health Department received approximately 100 doses of the vaccine around 9 a.m., Monday. Meanwhile, in a prepared statement, Monday, Riverview Regional Medical Center said it had not received any vaccines, but…
Read More